Pocket purse ash tray



Sept. 12, 1950 A. F. KISSN'ER, JR POCKET PURSE ASH TRAY Filed May 2, 1947 INVENTOR. Mea-msn, Jn-

BY W

ATTRNEY Patented Sept. 12, 1950 Application May 2, 1947,-Se'rial No. 745,534

s oaims. (creosavi This invention relates to ash traysand more "particularly to an ash tray which may be .carried rinl a ladys purse. 1

"f" It is an object of the present invention to provide an ash tray of small dimension which. has

an opening into which ashes can bedeposited and wherein by the rotation of asleeve cover the opening can be closed.

A'luanother object of the present invention is to -provide an ashy tray suitable for. .use in a ladys vpurse and which has a handle which can be ex- Y' tended from the same and through which a linger f can be extended to support the ash tray .in a con- `-venient position to receive the ashes.

' lAccording to the invention,.fthere is provided a sleeve which is open at one end and which has -a hole in its wall for .receiving ashes. This sleeve 'has an end plate at one end on which there. yis `secured a handle of. ring formation whichis ad'- `justalole radially outwardly to receive a iinger of the smoker from which the tray can be supported. Into the sleeve there is extended `a closure sleeve also having an opening and an end plate. and which closure sleeve. is connected to the first sleeve for rotatable adjustment. A11-annular grooveis provided in one sleeve. to receive a screw projecting from the other sleeve so as to` pre- .'*vent the axial displacement of thesleeves. Upon I removing the screw, the sleeves may be dis-assembIed. so that they may be more easily cleaned.

. lForl further comprehension of the invention,

.- and of the objects and advantagesdthereof, reference` will be had to the followingpdescription .'andaccompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which the variousnovel features of the x invention are more particularly set forth. e

...In the accompanying drawing forming` a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of an ash tray supported upon a finger with the closure sleeve ad- .justed to the open position and the tray made ready for use. I Y

Fig. 2 is an end elevational view of the ash tray with the supporting handle moved to its retracted position.- i

i Fig. 3 is a top plan View of the ash tray. f Fig. 4 is a transverse cross sectional view taken fon the line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 591s a cross sectionalview, in elevation,

taken substantially on the line 5--5 of Fig. 2.

.in Fig. 7. Fig. 9 isan end muy on the une. l r-,H or Fig. 9.y

. 2 ofthe invention wherein the ring serves lto .lock the-sleeves in theirclosed positions., Fig. 8 is a top plan viewA ofthe ash trayshown view with the `retaining ring in 1O1a =.e` f Fig. 10 is across sectional viewtaken on line flo-lu pf Fig. s. 1 A

Fig. 1 '1 is a cross sectional view taken substan- Fig. 12 is ayview similar tovFig.`10, but showing .a different position of theparts. v

Fig-5.113 is an enlarged detailed view ofa por-v tion of Fig. 11, but showing a different position of the parts.

.The pocket ash tray, according to the present invention, includesl an outer sleeve or casing .III havingl an end plate I Ik thereon. This sleevehas an opening I2 therein through whichashes may be deposited in thetray. Rotatablewithin the outer casing I0 there isr a concentric inner sleeve orcasing I3 having an opening Madapted'tobe aligned with the opening I2fof lthe outer casing I0. This inner sleeve I3 has anend plate I5 and an externalannular groove I6 adjacent the end plate l5. The outer casing I0 has aA screw `II which extends into the groove I6 to retain the parts against axial displacement. On the end plate II, there is a ring IllY which can beadjusted radially outwardly to the position shown in Fig. 1, so that a finger i9 can be extended throughthe same tosupport the ash tray in thehand. `When the ring member I8 is not in use, it can be rotated on its attaching screw` 2| to the position ,shown in Fig. 2 over the end plate I I. ing I4 in the closure I3 extends to the edge there- The openof, as indicated at 23, to provide a slot through which the screw I1 can be relieved from the fgroove I6 whereby the lenarts` can be vseparated from each other. The endplates II and I5 are ofsuch diameter that they provide a grip for the fingers to effect the turning ofthe .sleeves rela- Fig. 6 is an enlarged transverse cross sectional view similar to Fig. 4 withutlhe, closure .sleeve lmoved to its closed position.

Fig. '7 is a perspective view of a modified fo'rm ,55

tiveto one another. Referring now to the form of .the -.shown in Figs. 'Tito 13, the end platey I Iof the ash tray having the ring I8 is provided with a recess invention 26 having a'cam portion 21, seeFigs. l1 and 13,

.thereon over. which ring I8 will be projected as thering vIS is turned` out of therecess 26 wherefbytowcause outward movement of a pin ,28 on ."vvlfiich.V the ring I8 isrotatablymounted. Pin 2,8

extendsfslidably but non -rotatively through the enflplate Iland has a radiallyextending arm 3l ascasfre spaced projections 33 formed within the sleeve I3 for retaining the sleeves I and I3 in a closed position in which the openings I2 and I4 are disaligned, see Fig. 12. An expansion spring 34 on the pin 28 operates between the adjacent faces of the end plate II and the arm 3I retaining the arm 3l in a position in which its wide portion 32 is engaged between the projections 33. As the ring I8 is pivoted, it will ride upon the cam surface 21 out of the recess 26. While the ring I8 is in the recess 26, it is locked against easy displacement by the spring 34.

As the ring I8 is rotated, it moves up on thev cam surface 21 drawing axially outward on the pin 28 against the action of the spring 34 with-` drawing the wide portion 32 from between the projections 33 to a position alongside the projections 33, see Fig. 13, freeing the sleeves I0 and I3 to be rotated relative to each other to align the openings I2 and I4, as shown in Fig. 10. In order to insure realignment of the arm 3i with the space between the projections 33, when the sleeves are rotated in a direction to disalign the openings I2 and I4, the outer sleeve I0 is formed with an 'elongated slot Sand a set screw 36 passes freely through the elongated slot 3l and threadedly engages the inner sleeve I3 to limit relative rotation of the sleeves to the length of the slot 31. The length of the slot v:il is such as to limit rotation of the sleeves II] and I3 between positions in which the arm 3| is aligned with the space between the projections 33, see Fig. 12, or in which the openings I2 and I4 are aligned, as shown in Fig'. 10.

While I have illustrated and describedthe preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be yunderstood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as de- .ned in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United State Letters Patent is:

1. An ash tray comprising' rotatively interengaged sleeves, and plates closing the opposite ends of said sleeves and forming grips for relatively rotating said sleeves, said sleeves being formed with openings alignable with each other in a certain relative rotative position of said sleeves to permit ashes to be passed therethrough, and means for locking said sleeves against relative rotation in the position of said sleeves in which their openings are disaligned, said locking means comprises spaced projections within one of said sleeves, a pin axially slidably mounted on the end .has its free end between said projections.

2. An ash tray comprising rotatively interengaged sleeves, end plates closing the opposite ends of said sleeves and forming grips for relatively rotating said sleeves, said sleeves being formed with openings alignable with each other in a certain relative rotative position of said sleeves to permit ashes to be passed therethrough, and means for locking said sleeves against relative rotation in the position of said sleeves in which their openings are disaligned, said locking means comprises spaced projections within one of said sleeves, a pin axially slidably mounted on the end plate of the other of said sleeves, a recess formed in the outer face of the said end plate, a handle rotatively mounted on the outer end of said pin and normally disposed within said recess, an arm radially mounted on the inner end of said pin and having its free end disposed within the space between said projections holding said sleeves against relative rotation when said handle is in said recess, and resilient means retaining said pin in an axial position relative to said end plate in which said handle is in said recess and said arm has its free end between said projections, said recess being surrounded by a cam surface, whereby the act of rotating said handle about the outer Send of said pin will cause said handle to ride up on said cam surface to draw outward on said pin against the action of said spring to withdraw the free end of said arm from between said projections freeing said sleeves to be rotated relative 'to vrotation in the position of said sleeves in which their openings are disaligned, said locking means comprises spaced projections within one of said sleeves, a pin axially slidably mounted on` the end plateof the other of said sleeves, a recess formed in the outer face of the said end plate, a handle rotatively mounted on the outer end of -said pin and normally disposed within said recess,

an arm radially `mounted on the inner end of said pin and having its free end disposed within the space between said projections holding said sleeves against relative rotation when said handle is' in said recess, and resilient means retaining said pin in an axial position relative to said end plate in which said handle is in said recess and vsaid arm has its free end between said projections, -one of said sleeves being formed with an elongated slot, and a set screw passing freely through said elongated slot and threadedly engaging the other of said sleeves limiting relative rotation of said sleeves to positions in which said openings are aligned or in which the free end of said arm is aligned with the space between said projections.

ART F. KISSNER, Ja

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